• Hooky
  • 21 Jan 2022 11:22 AM
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I now have a cunning plan. Part two.

  • Linda257

    In reply to ItisaRobbo:

    A bet you got a few weird looks when you said "pardon" lol

    (Pardon the Scottish Accent)

  • Linda257

    In reply to Catlady:

    My bad...sorry och it was a laugh...no hid wan a them in ages lol
    " let the wind blow high let the wind blow low
    Through the streets in ma kilt al go"
    Sing along lol

    (Pardon the Scottish Accent)

  • Gardenbirder
    Thanks, everyone, very entertaining--Robbo, your tales reminded me of that telly show with that incomprehensible Scottish actor playing a constantly drunk, incomprehensible Glaswegian---what was it called? The actor was from Glasgow, wasn't he? No idea what he was saying, but still funny to watch.
    Thanks for the pronunciation guide, Catlady and Linda, but I fear I am too old to learn a new language, not to mention that the Ospreys are returning so my spare time is declining (yes, I am one of those folks, loved by or despised by many, but hey ho, such is life). Was rubbish at languages when I was a teenager, although I can still remember a few phrases of the two I did study for a short time, and I can just about do the 'ch' sound, also used in German. The first German phrase on offer was "Es ist heiss Heute, Tante Inge"--not a lot of everyday use for that and never had an Aunt Inge, either, although I could have used it in the heat waves of recent years, minus the Tante Inge, of course, and climate change increases my chances to use it, unfortunately. French was not the other language--I only know one sentence in French and that is not fit for polite society...learnt it on a field trip, so I leave it to your imagination.
    Still not birdboxes, sorry Hooky...but Ospreys do sometimes use human-made nest platforms as well as building their own nests; will that suffice?--Lol!

    Kind regards, Ann

  • ItisaRobbo

    In reply to Gardenbirder:

    Rab C Nesbitt. I was fine with his accent as he was relatively slow speaking……at least he was compared to my former colleague.
  • Gardenbirder

    In reply to ItisaRobbo:

    Thanks, Robbo, that's the one. If I concentrated, I could make out some of what he said. And to think that folks talk about 'two countries divided by a common language' with the UK and US, but at least most speech is comprehensible both ways between the UK and US (although I must admit there was a brief few minutes of confusion in a shop in the deep US south with a misunderstanding over our request for 'rice.' The assistant had no idea what we wanted, and we repeated the word several times. Eventually it dawned on him and he said, "Ohhh--you mean raaaaaaaaace!" Yes, they had it!

    Kind regards, Ann

  • Hooky

    Hi All,

      I trust I find all the readers as well as can be expected. My Barton Bird Box project has made the front cover of our local magazine.

    Best regards,

    Hooky.

  • Hooky
    Great news. The first box has an occupant. Onwards and upwards!

    Hooky.
  • Catlady

    In reply to Hooky:

    Well done, great to hear the1st occupants have taken up residence, hope many more follow.

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.